sophia stewart
@sophiastewart.bsky.social
editor of the millions / news editor at publishers weekly
writing in hyperallergic, larb, the atlantic, the baffler, etc
writing in hyperallergic, larb, the atlantic, the baffler, etc
for @nytimes.com, i wrote about the 18th-century sculptures that helped me see myself in a new light— www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/m...
What Disturbing Art Can Teach Us About Our Own Shame and Fear
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September 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
for @nytimes.com, i wrote about the 18th-century sculptures that helped me see myself in a new light— www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/m...
i wrote about the new wave of disability memoirs, and the ways we write our lives for public consumption, for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
These Books Won’t Make You a Better Person
These books aren’t blunt tools of education or inspiration; they’re stories of ambivalence.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
i wrote about the new wave of disability memoirs, and the ways we write our lives for public consumption, for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
summer books summer books summer books themillions.com/2025/07/the-...
The Millions’ Great Summer 2025 Book Preview
Here you’ll find just over 100 titles out this summer that we’re excited about here at The Millions.
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July 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
summer books summer books summer books themillions.com/2025/07/the-...
so pleased to see my essay on love, work, and robert caro from vol. 1 of @clereviewbooks.bsky.social now available online! one of my favorite things i've gotten to write (also—subscribe to crb!!) clereviewofbooks.com/in-sickness-...
May 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
so pleased to see my essay on love, work, and robert caro from vol. 1 of @clereviewbooks.bsky.social now available online! one of my favorite things i've gotten to write (also—subscribe to crb!!) clereviewofbooks.com/in-sickness-...
i'm looking for books—fiction, nonfiction—that consider questions around speech and disfluency, i.e. talking and/or stuttering. where should i start?
May 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
i'm looking for books—fiction, nonfiction—that consider questions around speech and disfluency, i.e. talking and/or stuttering. where should i start?
for the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social quarterly, i wrote about the puerto rican poet julia de burgos—her life and work, and the courage and conviction that guided both lareviewofbooks.org/article/risi...
Rising from Her Verses | Los Angeles Review of Books
In a preview from LARB Quarterly no. 44, “Pressure,” Sophia Stewart explores the poetry and politics of Julia de Burgos.
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May 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
for the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social quarterly, i wrote about the puerto rican poet julia de burgos—her life and work, and the courage and conviction that guided both lareviewofbooks.org/article/risi...
i wrote about a few centuries' worth of romantic advice for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
What Kind of Questions Did 17th-Century Daters Have?
A 17th-century column shows that dating has always been an anxiety-riddled endeavor.
www.theatlantic.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
i wrote about a few centuries' worth of romantic advice for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
Reposted by sophia stewart
Recent review of the book by @thepointmag.bsky.social editors Anastasia Berg & Rachel Wiseman
“The book, then, is not trying to incite moral panic…Decision-making, not the merits of motherhood, is the issue at the core of Berg and Wiseman’s project…”
“The book, then, is not trying to incite moral panic…Decision-making, not the merits of motherhood, is the issue at the core of Berg and Wiseman’s project…”
i wrote about (not) having kids for @clereviewbooks.bsky.social www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/anas...
Decisions, Decisions: on Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman's "What Are Children For?" — Cleveland Review of Books
Logic doesn’t govern the decision to procreate. Nor does it necessarily govern the decision not to procreate.
www.clereviewofbooks.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Recent review of the book by @thepointmag.bsky.social editors Anastasia Berg & Rachel Wiseman
“The book, then, is not trying to incite moral panic…Decision-making, not the merits of motherhood, is the issue at the core of Berg and Wiseman’s project…”
“The book, then, is not trying to incite moral panic…Decision-making, not the merits of motherhood, is the issue at the core of Berg and Wiseman’s project…”
despite all meteorological evidence to the contrary it is apparently "spring" so here are 100+ spring books worth checking out— themillions.com/2025/04/the-...
The Great Spring 2025 Preview
It’s been a painfully long winter here in New York City, but the glinting promise of spring—and spring books—has bolstered me through these cold, hard months. Here you’ll find just over 100 titles tha...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
despite all meteorological evidence to the contrary it is apparently "spring" so here are 100+ spring books worth checking out— themillions.com/2025/04/the-...
i wrote about michelle de kretser's scary smart THEORY & PRACTICE—an early contender for my favorite book of the year—over at @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
The Life of the Mind Can Only Get You So Far
Michelle de Kretser’s intellectual coming-of-age explores the fissures between one’s ideals and reality.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
i wrote about michelle de kretser's scary smart THEORY & PRACTICE—an early contender for my favorite book of the year—over at @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
Reposted by sophia stewart
"Introspection is a natural recourse for those of us who haven't been struck by a primal yen to be mothers. It’s also lonely and yields diminishing returns."
@sophiastewart.bsky.social on Anastasia Berg's and Rachel Wiseman's "What are Children For?"
www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/anas...
@sophiastewart.bsky.social on Anastasia Berg's and Rachel Wiseman's "What are Children For?"
www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/anas...
Decisions, Decisions: on Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman's "What Are Children For?" — Cleveland Review of Books
Logic doesn’t govern the decision to procreate. Nor does it necessarily govern the decision not to procreate.
www.clereviewofbooks.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"Introspection is a natural recourse for those of us who haven't been struck by a primal yen to be mothers. It’s also lonely and yields diminishing returns."
@sophiastewart.bsky.social on Anastasia Berg's and Rachel Wiseman's "What are Children For?"
www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/anas...
@sophiastewart.bsky.social on Anastasia Berg's and Rachel Wiseman's "What are Children For?"
www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/anas...
i wrote about (not) having kids for @clereviewbooks.bsky.social www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/anas...
Decisions, Decisions: on Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman's "What Are Children For?" — Cleveland Review of Books
Logic doesn’t govern the decision to procreate. Nor does it necessarily govern the decision not to procreate.
www.clereviewofbooks.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
i wrote about (not) having kids for @clereviewbooks.bsky.social www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/anas...
Reposted by sophia stewart
I hope fans of A DIFFERENT MAN will read this smart and gorgeous essay by @sophiastewart.bsky.social
"Tidy frameworks shield us from discomfiting truths: the random allocation of adversity, the limited control we wield over our fates, the chance that disability will touch our lives." @sophiastewart.bsky.social on disability & representation in "A Different Man." lareviewofbooks.org/article/not-...
Not a Cautionary Tale | Los Angeles Review of Books
Sophia Stewart reviews Aaron Schimberg’s film “A Different Man.”
lareviewofbooks.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I hope fans of A DIFFERENT MAN will read this smart and gorgeous essay by @sophiastewart.bsky.social
some thoughts on aaron schimberg's A DIFFERENT MAN and disability and getting stared at
lareviewofbooks.org/article/not-...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/not-...
Not a Cautionary Tale | Los Angeles Review of Books
Sophia Stewart reviews Aaron Schimberg’s film “A Different Man.”
lareviewofbooks.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
some thoughts on aaron schimberg's A DIFFERENT MAN and disability and getting stared at
lareviewofbooks.org/article/not-...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/not-...
rounded up a few (90+) eye-catching books out this season themillions.com/2025/01/most...
Most Anticipated: The Great Winter 2025 Preview
It’s cold, it’s grey, its bleak—but winter, at the very least, brings with it a glut of anticipation-inducing books. Here you’ll find nearly 100 titles that we’re excited to cozy up with this season. ...
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January 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
rounded up a few (90+) eye-catching books out this season themillions.com/2025/01/most...
it's that time—welcome to a year in reading 2024! themillions.com/2024/12/a-ye...
A Year in Reading: 2024
Welcome to the 20th (!) installment of The Millions’ annual Year in Reading series, which gathers together some of today’s most exciting writers and thinkers to share the books that shaped their year....
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December 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM
it's that time—welcome to a year in reading 2024! themillions.com/2024/12/a-ye...